Thursday, March 19, 2009

My trip to Portland... sans baby!

Natalie, Becky, Nancy, and Sarah!

Sometimes it is hard to be all the way on the East coast without family, or any of the friends I had in Arizona.  The good part about that, is I have been incredibly blessed with a new group of people in Maryland that I adore.  So, make new friends but keep the old....  That's the plan!

This past weekend, I left Jillian home with Ryan (I hear she had lucky charms and a donut for dinner the first night I left) and went to Portland to attend a Bachelorette party for my friend Becky.  Becky and Joey are getting married in April, and I am so glad I was able to travel to be a part of this celebration, and I'm looking forward to more travel and fun in a few weeks when we go to AZ for the big day!  I love getting together with, "my girls".

Becky and I met in high school.  In 7th grade she says I was, "a little overwhelming and scary" so she thought the best idea was to befriend me rather than fear me.  HA!!  Good call, Beck!  ;)  

Sarah and Natalie are two wonderful California girls that Becky and I met in the dorms at ASU.  Put the whole group together and you've got, "The Fearsome Foursome".  A little lame (I know!) but a wonderful, wonderful group I'm lucky to be a part of.  Makes me tear up a little just thinking about my sweet girls and all the fun we've had together.  I miss you guys so much.

Anyway-  With the time change and all the travel (and the fact that I couldn't partake in drinking the night away) it was an exhausting trip (We didn't go to bed on Saturday until 3:30am- 6:30 am in DC!!!!) but it was TOTALLY worth it.

Congratulations Becky!  I can't wait to be a part of your wedding!  You're gonna be such a gorgeous bride!

P.S.- Despite a possible sugar rush, Ryan was 100% successful taking care of Jillian on his own.  I came back to a happy baby, clean house, and even some laundry washed and put away!  :)  Go Ryan!

2 comments:

Jenny said...

Ah, what a great daddy! Hope you had a blast of a girls weekend!

Marilyn Eve said...

Cute pic of you girls. I am so glad you got to go!